Part 1: Religious Journey - Umrah (Medina)

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim

Ya Rabb, Allah SWT, I thank You as always, for every signs, every sounds, every lights, that guiding me closer to You step by step

I was disappointed my self that I wait, I delay, I postpone, things that I should did earlier, however, You are still in Your way reach me out and moved me to follow your path, I am blessed to experience what its called "Hidayah"

This religious journey - Umrah, something that I wish I could do it, and You make it happen 

It was 2 years ago, when I mark in the plan that Umrah is one of life goals and I wanna do it, isn't easy because I need to save first, and alhamdulillah in 2025, Allah SWT grants the wish, financially I have the money, my office responsibility is quite low, and everything around me is in good condition, so this is the time to go for Umrah. 

I started to source the travel agent, lots of options, and I need to do it around April - May, as during this time the workload in the office is quite slow, after sometime I found a travel agent named: Namira Travel (IG: @namiratravel). They're offering good package which is Umrah + Turkey (I want to visit Hagia Sophia badly....)

And yes, in starting in April 12th, dispatch from Jakarta - Medina, it took around 10 hours flight, kind of longest flight I ever experience as earlier when I go abroad the longest was around 4 hours.

When arrived at Medina due to time difference like Medina is 4 hours behind Jakarta, so feel like supposed to be night but when landed its still in the evening, need to have body and mind to adjust the time.

In Medina, the activities mostly spent at Nabawi Mosque its Prophet Muhammad SAW's mosque.

Everytime will do praying, will go to the mosque....the unique things is since of lots people staying in the same hotel, and they're mostly doing Umrah, and want spend praying in the mosque, so when the praying timing come, there will be "war" for the lift :D ....and yet sometime I will go down from 12th floor to lobby by stairs 

The most touching moment in Medina was when I got the chance to visit an area in Nabawi mosque called Raudhah ( It is considered one of the holiest places in Islam after the Kaaba in Mecca). I can have time to pray and wishing all my wishes to Allah SWT, a moment where I feel Allah never leave me and helping out thru all the difficult time my life, during all the hard days, during the downs, and He just always giving endless helps in His ways. Alhamdulillah, Allahuma Barik.

In Medina, the travel is also having the group to visit several places such as; Quba Mosque, Kurma Farm, Uhud mountain, and passing the Qiblatain and Khondaq, the city tour was took around half day, and ended close to Zuhur praying time.

The period the group in Medina was in between April 12 - 15, 2025...and continue the journey to Mecca, it will be in Part 2.

--ILY Allah SWT--